Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule

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The Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule marks the late 19th-century end of nearly five centuries of Ottoman domination and the re-establishment of a Bulgarian state, achieved largely through the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political event
ally Bulgarian volunteers
Romania
Russian Empire
cause European Great Power rivalry in the Balkans
decline of the Ottoman Empire
rise of Bulgarian national revival
commemoratedBy Liberation Day (Bulgaria)
commemoratedOn 3 March
country Bulgaria
endTime 1878
follows Bulgarian National Revival
hasDuration nearly five centuries of Ottoman domination ended
influenced Bulgarian independence declaration of 1908
Unification of Bulgaria (1885)
involvedGroup Bulgarian revolutionary committees
Bulgarian volunteer corps (Opalchentsi)
involvedMilitaryLeader Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (the Elder)
Osman Pasha
Tsar Alexander II of Russia
location Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans

Danube River region
linked to: Danube region

Pleven
Plovdiv
Shipka Pass
Sofia
mainConflict Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878
mediatedBy Treaty of Berlin (1878)
Treaty of San Stefano
opponent Ottoman Empire
partOf Balkan national liberation movements
Eastern Question
precededBy Ottoman conquest of the Second Bulgarian Empire
result creation of Eastern Rumelia as an autonomous province
creation of the Principality of Bulgaria
end of Ottoman rule over most of Bulgaria
international recognition of Bulgarian autonomy
re-establishment of Bulgarian statehood
significance laid foundations for modern Bulgarian state
marked the end of nearly five centuries of Ottoman domination in Bulgarian lands
significantEvent April Uprising of 1876
Battle of Shipka Pass
Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878
Siege of Pleven
linked to: Siege of Plevna

Treaty of Berlin (1878)
Treaty of San Stefano
startTime 1877
timePeriod late 19th century

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St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia commemorates Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule
April Uprising (1876) followedBy Liberation of Bulgaria
linked to: Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule
Crossing of the Danube (1877) relatedTo Liberation of Bulgaria
linked to: Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule
Battle of Gorni Dubnik relatedTo Liberation of Bulgaria
linked to: Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule
Bulgarian volunteer forces (Opalchentsi) associatedWithEvent Liberation of Bulgaria
linked to: Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule